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Clay County Livestock Auction Market Report

Lineville, Alabama · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 18, 2022

147 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 147 226 325
Feeder cattle 97 210 287
Slaughter cattle 32 12 11
Replacement cattle 18 4 27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to a week ago; Slaughter cows and bulls 1.00-4.00 higher. Feeder classes steady to 3.00 higher. Replacement cows and pairs steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 175.00 $175.00 $656 +1.01
480–485 483 2 155.00–160.00 $157.49 $761 +0.79
545 545 1 159.00 $159.00 $867 +5.19
680 680 1 135.00 $135.00 $918 -7.71
780 780 1 127.00 $127.00 $991 —
1140 1140 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,026 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 151.00 $151.00 $649 —
495 495 1 141.00 $141.00 $698 -10.00
875 875 1 95.00 $95.00 $831 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 151.00 $151.00 $491 +4.58
440–445 441 4 131.00–143.00 $134.03 $591 -2.18
520 520 3 129.00–136.00 $131.33 $683 -5.78
682 682 9 125.00 $125.00 $852 -3.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 315 2 131.00–133.00 $132.02 $416 -6.35
390 390 1 126.00 $126.00 $491 —
500–535 520 4 111.00–117.00 $112.96 $587 —
570–590 580 2 109.00–110.00 $109.49 $635 —
625 625 1 116.00 $116.00 $725 +4.00
700 700 1 91.00 $91.00 $637 -19.00
753–785 764 3 91.00–100.00 $94.08 $719 —
845 845 1 75.00 $75.00 $634 -18.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 119.00 $119.00 $369 —
480 480 1 110.00 $110.00 $528 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 176.00 $176.00 $387 -22.00
300–335 322 3 160.00–168.00 $163.36 $526 -22.64
350–380 367 3 143.00–163.00 $152.59 $560 -18.90
480 480 1 141.00 $141.00 $677 -9.77
555–590 566 4 139.00–143.00 $141.71 $802 +3.34
655–680 674 4 120.00–125.00 $121.22 $817 +0.22
870 870 1 78.00 $78.00 $679 —
1035 1035 1 79.00 $79.00 $818 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385–390 387 3 131.00–141.00 $134.36 $520 -25.64
445 445 3 135.00 $135.00 $601 —
510 510 1 125.00 $125.00 $638 —
710 710 1 110.00 $110.00 $781 -22.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1240 1122 80-85% 3 72.50–89.00 $79.92 $897 +25.90
900–1380 1184 80-85% 12 58.00–65.00 $60.52 $717 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
960–1345 1178 75-80% 3 74.00–84.00 $77.86 $917 —
1535–1740 1638 75-80% 2 62.50–67.50 $64.84 $1,062 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1060 989 85-90% 4 50.00–56.00 $53.12 $525 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170 1170 1 81.50 $81.50 $954 —
1020–2280 1650 2 74.00–77.50 $76.42 $1,261 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 690.00–710.00 $700.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 620.00–750.00 $700.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 660.00 $660.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 440.00 $440.00
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 280.00–330.00 $296.67
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 680.00 $680.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 820.00–880.00 $840.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 630.00–670.00 $650.00 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
— — Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 550.00 $550.00 —

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.